Number of maternal deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of maternal deaths was 2,500 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Benin, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Benin recorded 2,500 for number of maternal deaths in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Benin peaked at 2,700 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,500, in 1993.
Benin ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,840 | 1,700 | 2,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,610 | 1,500 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,830 | 1,600 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,610 | 2,400 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,625 | 2,500 | 2,700 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Benin?
- Number of maternal deaths in Benin was 2,500 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,700 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 in 1993.
- How does Benin rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.